Information Technology at University of Maine

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what University of Maine has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at UMaine

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMaine offers distance education options for it at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMaine Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at UMaine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at University of Maine.

UMaine Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of it master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% women graduate in it each year. UMaine does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 7% more women than average.

Of the students who received a it master's degree from UMaine, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a master's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Informatics

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Software Applications Developers	2,270	$90,190
Computer Systems Analysts	1,950	$81,670
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,350	$124,130
Computer Network Architects	620	$97,890
Systems Software Developers	380	$98,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.